Unlock & Pray: One Change. One Prayer. One Life Transformed.

Prayer Changes

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We’re all busy. Way too busy! As pastor and author Bill Hybels said in his bestseller, we’re “too busy not to pray.” When life feels like a constant scroll—appointments, messages, updates—it’s easy to forget what matters most. Here's a suggestion. How would our lives be different if we were to interrupt the noise, even for a moment, and pray instead of just thinking about praying? Every time you unlock your phone, let it be a gentle invitation, not just to check the world, but to seek the One who holds it.

History has shown us what prayer can do. When the early church prayed, prison doors opened:

"So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists." --Acts 12:5-7, NIV

In 18th-century Scotland, a small group in the parish of Cambuslang prayed fervently for revival. Under the preaching of George Whitefield and the leadership of Rev. William McCulloch, thousands were awakened to faith, sparking a movement that spread across Scotland and into the American colonies.

And in 1736, during a stormy voyage to America, John Wesley witnessed a group of Moravian believers calmly singing and praying while others panicked. Their unwavering peace and faith deeply impacted him. Later, through the Moravians, Wesley experienced a personal spiritual awakening. He recalled his heart being “strangely warmed.” This experience ignited the Methodist revival that transformed nations.

Prayer doesn’t just change us. It changes history.

So change your screen. Change your rhythm. And maybe—by God’s grace—change the world.